Table 4. Self-reported competency in achieving various ICO learning objectives upon graduating from residency (n=61).
| Competency | Yes | No | Unsure |
| Cataracts/refraction | |||
| I feel comfortable prescribing glasses | 12 (19.7) | 34 (55.7) | 15 (24.6) |
| I feel comfortable performing phacoemulsification | 1 (1.6) | 57 (93.5) | 3 (4.9) |
| I feel comfortable performing extracapsular cataract extraction | 45 (73.8) | 6 (9.8) | 10 (16.4) |
| I feel comfortable implanting toric intraocular lenses | 0 (0) | 61 (100) | 0 (0) |
| I feel comfortable performing refractive surgery | 12 (19.7) | 43 (70.5) | 6 (9.8) |
| I feel comfortable performing corneal surgery | 4 (6.6) | 55 (90.2) | 2 (3.2) |
| Glaucoma | |||
| I feel comfortable performing glaucoma Lasers ALT/SLT | 1 (1.6) | 60 (98.4) | 0 (0) |
| I feel comfortable managing complications of glaucoma surgery | 3 (4.9) | 55 (90.2) | 3(4.9) |
| Retina | |||
| I feel comfortable performing posterior segment examinations (including scleral depression) | 8 (13.1) | 26 (42.6) | 27 (44.3) |
| I can perform vitreoretinal surgical procedures | 0 (0) | 58 (95.1) | 3 (4.9) |
| Oculoplasty | |||
| I can treat eyelid trauma | 34 (55.7) | 18 (29.5) | 9 (14.8) |
| I can treat orbital trauma | 0 (0) | 47 (77) | 14 (23) |
| I can perform lid surgical procedures | 2 (3.1) | 44 (72.1) | 15 (24.6) |
| I can perform lacrimal surgical procedures | 0 (0) | 57 (93.4) | 4 (6.6) |
| I can perform enucleation | 4 (6.6) | 52 (82.2) | 5 (8.2) |
| I can excise conjunctival tumours | 51 (83.6) | 8 (13.1) | 2 (3.3) |
| Pediatrics ophthalmology | |||
| I feel comfortable performing pediatric clinical assessments | 45 (73.8) | 13 (21.3) | 3 (4.9) |
| I feel comfortable managing children with strabismus | 30 (49.1) | 23 (37.7) | 8 (13.1) |
| I feel comfortable diagnosing children with retinopathy of prematurity | 2 (3.3) | 43 (70.5) | 16 (26.2) |
| I feel comfortable performing strabismus surgery | 18 (29.5) | 31(50.8) | 12(19.7) |
| Others | |||
| I can prescribe low-vision rehabilitative therapies and optical devices | 0 (0) | 57 (93.4) | 4 (6.6) |
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